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wolmadThis study sought to establish the prevelance and corelation of intimate partner violance victimization in the six months before and after Hurricane Katrina. The studies conducted showed the following results:
The percentage of women reporting psychological victimization increased from 33.6% to 45.2 %.
The percentage of men reporting psychological victimization increased from 36.7% to 43.1%
Reports of physical victimization increased from 4.2% to 8.3% for women, but were unchanged for men.
The studies also showed that various socioeconomic standings from before the storm had significant impacts on how intimate partner violance increased after the storm.